A New Dawn In Syria
Asad Mirza The American President Donald Trump, in a significant shift in US foreign policy, recently announced the easing of long-standing sanctions on Syria, marking a pivotal moment for the…
Famine in Gaza
Gaza: Aid trucks still waiting for Israeli green light inside enclave © UNFPA/Media Clinic A displaced family leaves the eastern area of Deir Albalah after Israeli authorities issued an evacuation…
Trump’s West Asia Tour: Arabs In, Israel Out
Asad Mirza The President of the United States, Donald Trump, arrived in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on the first leg of his West Asian tour, last week. He…
Nationalism Not Clubbed With Religion
ASAD MIRZA The last week saw an unprecedented escalation of tension between two nuclear powers, i.e. Indian and Pakistan. The situation was exacerbated after the launch of Operation Sindoor by…
Day of reckoning for Pakistan
Devsagar Singh It is a day of reckoning for Pakistan. Having pushed India to the brink, Islamabad was destined to suffer. Terrorist groups need to be annihilated from the Pakistani…
Taliban Gaining International Support!
File photo Asad Mirza Since 2021, seizing power yet again after a gap of 20 years, Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers were termed as ‘pariahs’ and shunned by the international community, but…
Digital Access: An integral part of the fundamental rights of citizens
Digital Access is a Fundamental Right under Article 21 Pravin Kumar In a landmark judgement on 30 April 2025, the Supreme Court of India held that digital access is an…
Pahalgam fallout: India, Pakistan on edge
India is a responsible country. But it is caught in a bind. The people are seething with anger and a vast majority wants to avenge the killings. The situation has…
US-Saudi Arabia to Ink Biggest Arms Deal
Asad Mirza Washington and Riyadh are reportedly close to a new $100 billion arms package as Trump’s Gulf trip nears. The US is poised to offer Saudi Arabia an arms…
Urdu: Will It Get Its Due Ever?
Asad Mirza Last week, a Supreme Court bench’s observation on the use of Urdu, has once again opened a pandora’s box, on the treatment meted out to Urdu – a…